Washing device



June 26, 1928.

R. G. WOODLEY WASHING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 11, 1927Razz/50429 aktomz a,

June 26, 1928. 1,675,012 I R. G. WOODLEY WASHING DEVICE Filed July 11,1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ill Patented June 26, 1228.

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Application filed July 11, 1927. Serial No. 204,797.

The present invention has reference to washing marhines, and moreparticularly to a washing machine especially designed for attachment tothe reciprocating pump rod of a windmill.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a verticallyreciprocating member having cups supported at the lower ends thereof,the cups being perforated to allow water to pass therethrough as thereciprocating member is moved vertically with the pump rod of thewindmill.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby thevertically movable member may be elevated or moved to its inactiveposition when it is desired to remove the contents of the washingmachine.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means whereby thevertically m'ovable member may be thrown into and out of operation atthe will of the operator.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the'combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings:

. Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating a device constructed inaccordance with the invention as secured to the reciprocating sucker rodof a windmill, the receptacles being shown in section.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure i is an enlarged detail View of one of the washing cups.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view illustrating the means forsecuring the vertically movable member to its supporting arms.

Figure 6 is a front elevational View thereof.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5designates the pump rod of a windmill to which the arms 6, 7 and 8 areconnected, the arms 7 and 8 being provided with heads 9 at their outerends, the heads being provided with openings through which the bar 10that washing cups, extends.

Secured to one side of the bar 10 is a friction plate 11 formed with aplurality of recesses to accommodate the inner end of the screw 12formed at one end of the handle 13, the screw 12 passing through athreaded opening in the head as clearly shown by Figure 5 of thedrawings, to the end that lhebar 10 may be securely clamped to the heads9 so that the bar 10 will move with the pump rod 5.

Vertical brace rods 14 are mounted between the arms 7 and 8 to hold themin proper spaced relation with respect to each other. I

At the upper end of the bar 10 is an opening through which one end ofthe flexible member 15 extends, the opposite end of the flexible memberbeing supplied with a hook 16 to be hooked into the eye 17, theintermediate portion of the flexible member pass ing over the pulleys 18supported by the arm 6. Thus it will be seen that by operating thehandles 13 to unscrew the screws 12, the flexible member may be pulled,elevating the bar 10 and the washing cups supported at the lower endthereof.

At the lower end of the bar 10 is a disk 19 secured to the bar 10 bymeans of the brace plates 20, which grip the lower end of the bar 10 asclearly shown by Figure 1 of the drawings.

Secured to the disk 19 are arms 21 and 22, respectively, the arms 22extending beyond the periphery of the disk 19, while the arms 21 aresupported in spaced relation with the. periphery.

On the lower ends of these arms 21 and 22 are cups 23 formed withopenings 24 in the bot-toms thereof, which openings allow fluid to passupwardly through the cups creating a suction within the tank orcontainer in which the device is operating and in which the clothesbeing washed are supported.

The reference character 25 indicates the receptacle or tank in which theclothes are positioned together with suitable cleaning fluid, and inwhich the cups operate. The cover indicated at 26 is of a diametergreater than the diameter of the container 25 and is formed with anopening so that the bar 10 may pass therethrough and through which thebar 10 moves while the machine is in operation.

supports the From the foregoing it will be seen that when the clothesand When the cleaning liquid have been placed in the container 25, thecover is positioned in a-ma-nner as shown in Figure 1 of the drawingsand the screws are operated to clamp the bar 10 to the arms 7 and 8 sothat reciprocating movement of [the rod 5 is transferred to the bar 10to accomplish the Washing operation.

It will also be seen that as the cups are moved or reciprocated in thetank or CO11 tamer, the, articles and cleaning fluid are agitatedthoroughly cleansing the articles Without the necessity of rubbing thearticles.

In a Washing machine, a reciprocating member, arms extending laterallyfrom the reciprocating member and having heads at their free ends formedwith openings, a

bar slidable through the heads, a friction plate secured to the bar andhaving notches, set screws extending through the heads and contactingwith the notches of the friction plate, to hold the bar in variouspositions of adjustment, and Washing cups at the lower end of the barand adapted to operate in a clothes containing receptacle. i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature.

REUBEN e. WOODLEY.

